Guardians vs Cardinals Picks and Prediction – 9/21/2024

The Cleveland Guardians head to St. Louis on Friday to take on the Cardinals. The Guardians are the leaders of the AL Central with a 89-65 record. Cleveland is 7-3 over their last ten games and they have won two straight games. The Guardians are averaging 4.4 runs scored per game. Cleveland carries a 30-22 road record. Stay up to date with our expert's MLB Picks.

Ben Lively will make his 28th start on the hill for the Cleveland Guardians. Lively is 12-9 on the season with 142 innings pitched. Lively has 112 strikeouts and carries a 3.87 ERA. Lively pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing no runs and 4 hits. The Cleveland Guardians are allowing an average of 3.9 runs against per game. 

The St. Louis Cardinals are 3rd in the NL Central. The Cardinals are 5-5 over their last ten games and carry a winning home field record. St. Louis is averaging 4.1 runs scored per game with 8.4 hits. The Cardinals lost to the Guardians in their last meeting 4-3.

Kyle Gibson will make his 29th start on the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals. Gibson is 8-7 on the season with 159.2 innings pitched. Gibson has 144 strikeouts and carries a 4.12 ERA. Gibson pitched 5.1 innings in his last start allowing 5 runs and 4 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals are allowing an average of 4.5 runs against per game. 

The Cleveland Guardians head into St. Louis looking for their third straight win. Ben Lively has thrown shutout baseball through his last 7 innings of work. The St. Louis Cardinals sit 7 games out of a AL Wildcard position. Cleveland has been the better team all season and have the momentum. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Guardians win 5-3.